University Center of Greenville Hosts Statewide New GI Bill Event

US Dept of Veterans Affairs Director Keith Wilson to Speak

Photo Opportunity
Press Passes Available

What:
University Center of Greenville (UCG) will host a FREE informational event for veterans and veterans-serving organizations to learn more about the New Post-9/11 G.I. Bill set to take affect on or after August 1, 2009. This piece of legislature is a new education benefit program for individuals who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, with financial support proportional to their length of active duty service.  The statewide informational event is being hosted live in Greenville and via video conferencing in Charleston and Columbia. Registration required; see www.ucgreenville.org for details.

When:
Thursday, May 7, 2009
9:00 a.m. – Refreshments & Networking
9:45 a.m. – Site Connectivity/ Audience Seated
10:00 a.m. – Presentation/ Q & A

Where:

Live Presentation at the University Center of Greenville Auditorium, 225 South Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, SC
Video Presentation at the following satellite locations:
Midlands Tech Beltline Campus, Richland Hall 121, 312 South Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC
Lowcounty Graduate Center, Bldg B, Room 139, 5300 International Blvd, Charleston, SC

Who:
Keith Wilson, Director of Education Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Fred Baus, UCG President & CEO

University Center of Greenville
The University Center of Greenville is a consortium of higher education institutions dedicated to increasing access to educational opportunities for the citizens of the Upstate of South Carolina. UCG offers 76 undergraduate and graduate degrees through Clemson, Furman, Lander, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State, University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina Upstate. For more information, please call 864.250.1111 or visit their website at: www.ucgreenville.org.

Contact:
Mercedes Bartow
864-250-6716
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